Attachment for tractors



July 2a, 1925. 1,547,271.

F. A. TONEY ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed July 30, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1Maw A TTORNEY.

July 28, 1925 1,547,271

F. A. TONEY ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed July 30, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 5INVENTOR. mew-0a 1 7. Tony A TTORNEY.

F. A. TONEY ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed July ISO 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4Mm 7% M A TTORNE Y.

Patentedluly- 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES,

FREDERICK A. TONEY, Ola -DETROIT, miemohm .nr rscmmrr ion rizlae'ron sqApplication filed ul 301 -1: sna No. er-tug.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK TQNEY,"

.a citizenf" of the- United Statesiresidingnt Detroit, coirnty of\Vayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful I mprovement in Attachments for. Tractors, 'and declare the following to beit full, clear, and

(niact description of thelsame, silt-hiss Will' tractors and the -objectof the invention is 'to provide an attachment bywhich farm implementsmay be secured to ntractor in.

:rmanner to be supported and carried thereby thus obviating thenecessity for ground.

' wheels on the farm implements.- Another object of the invention isto'provid'e an at. e tutfilcrn ent forthe tractor haying. adjustlngmetros at each end of the tractor whereby" thefarm implements carriedbyithetrgctor may be adjusted in relation thereto. A

further object of the invention'i is' to provide an :zttachrnent fortractors to whiclrfarm implements may be attachecl, mechanism being provded for raising or lowering the farm implen'ient illl either end of thetractor from the drivers seat. A further object of the invention is toprovide an attnchment for tractors for supporting different farmimph-ments nlwrcby the farm implement at either end may be raised orlowered or adjusted independently from the farm implee mnn'r zit-theopposite end and when. so ad'- justml lockml in position; and theseveral novel features of the inxenlion :lrv hereinafter more fully(lescribedand cluinwd and the preferred form ,of construction by whichthese" objects are attained is'shnwntin the acc'ompanying-draw ings inWhi'chj A Fig. 1' is a side elevation of the tractor. wiih my attachmentsecured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig 3 is a side elevation of theattachment separu te from the tractor.

Fig. t is a section taken on line 4-4 t Fig 8.

with a'sene ff p d-a riert jues iskeyed to the gear 15-5and t6 gear andsleeve.

These objects tends intoja housing23 mounta ns/the Fi 5 is s e showing;S paratus inounted on the trfictor.

'Fig. 6 is a View showing 9,61 lai saw andtable mounted thereon". ff

As shown in Figs.j1,2 anditi" ttachment comprises a pair of side flame 1which ere secured, to the tractofiii'elrffthe forward end by thebrackets 2. 'hese' fliime .mem'b'ers {are also attachd' to" hiieF'fi'xle 3 citing tractor hytheljrackfets Fig- 3. The cross inember iwith a dep ending frameiiiehiber to eechjend'thereof' and the member .5

is'provided was a; 'apepaipgimiie'ineniber pending frame members6iiiidTnl fprtividd St which farm implements may attache 9 shown morep'articu'la'rl' iii-Figs: 231 4=jexbends across between t e' fi'hrheifieiifiber 1 and is rotatabl mountedtlferei il gflhis shaft 9 is provied withbet'el giii; 10 whichmeshes with 'a. hovelfl "tin a.

shaft l2cprovided'vfqithjn 11 h so thai t rotation offth'e' haLndjWh'eeliitiii aft 12 rotates the shaft 9. THesliiift-l "ill? the opposite endisprovided-e 'P Eear 14 meshing with the bevel'genr 15 fifis ort shaft 16shown in Fig;f3.'1fli"s'fl shhft 16 l'eife 17"; and is slidable'longitudiniilly'f mghthe leverj18'.1 which is movahle'as sho iti dotdlines' in Fig. 3 to move the shaft lfi longiitiiiiihjilly. The shaft 16is provided with achiit chfix'leln- 35 her 19 at one'end and acIutGh-mmlferQO t the opposite end and theclutchjnfe'ihbr; 19 in theposition shown in fnllfline'sfiiifFig. 3 is adapted to engage'ovei'fnpinifll 'ori the shaft 22 the shaft 22 being rotatililj'jtio'iinted on the frame member 1., By tui'ni'ii'g'j the hand wheel13 it can thus be seeiifthntthe shaft 22maybe rotated, "This 's'hsiftflfexframe men ib'er' -1 and cross is providedowith-e worm secure endthereof within the housing 23.

'25 is .rotatahly mounted in thehonsing 23 and on the opposite end ofthe fraineirnember 4 and a worm gear 26'is seoured thereto meshing withthe worm 24. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 an arm 27 is secured to eachend of the shaft 25 and by turning the shaft 25 the arms 27 are turned.A. shaft 28 is rotatably mounted on the frame 1 in longitudinalalignment with the shafts 16 and 22. Thisshaft 28 is provided with a pin29 which is adapted to be engaged by the clutch member 20 when the lever18 is moved to the dotted position shown in Fig. 3 to rotate the shaft28. One end of the shaft 28 is rotatably mounted in the housing 30and isprovided with a worm which is the reverse of the worm 24. This wormmeshes with a worm gear in the housing 30 which is similar to the gear26 and is secured to the shaft 31 and a pair of arms 32 similar to thearms 27 are secured to the shaft 31.

In operation a farm implement such as a seeder 33 may be pivotallyattached to the members 6 in the apertures 8 as shown in Fig. 1 andchains 34 connect the arms 27 with the seeder. Another farm implementsuch as a drag 35 may be pivotally attached to the members 7 by thelinks 36 and the arms 32 may be each connected to the drag by one ormore chains 38 as'shown in Fig 1 and 2. At this time the lever 18 maymoved to the position shown in full lines'in Fig. 3 at which time thehand wheel .13 may be turned to rotate the shaft 22 and the shaft 25thus regulating the position of the arms 27 to position the seederincorrect relation with the ground surface. By moving the lever 18 tothe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the hand wheel 13 may beturned to rotate theshaft 28 and the shaft 31 thus turning the arms 32and regulating the position of the drag 35 in relation to the surface ofthe ground as will be readily understood. By this arrangement the farmimplement at either end of the tractor may be raised or lowered to thedesired position in relation to the ground surface and by means of theworm and worm gear arrangement the arms 32 and 27 are locked at anyposition. The worm and gear construction also allows accurate regulationof the arms which is of particular advantage with the seeder shown inFig. 1 which may be regulated to plant seeds at an exact depth below theground surface. At the end of the row by rotation of the hand wheel 13and movement of the lever 18- the farm implements at each end of thetractor ma be raised while the tractoris turned an the farm implementsma who held in the raised position while trave ing from one field toanother or while travelling on the road. While I have shown in Fig. 1 aseeder and drag as used with the tractor it will be readily understoodthat most of the various a farm implements may be thus attached to thetractorand by the method of support the thrii 'ngh an orchard and theorchard-may be sprayed by a person standinggon the platform 40 by meansof the spur hose 45 as will be readily understood. shown in Fig. 6 atable 46 may be secured to the frame by the bolts 47 and the belt 43 maybe arranged to drive a saw 48. This arrangement provides a portablepower saw so that wood may be sawed u at the place where the trees arecut t us reducing labor and hauling costs. Various other combinations ofthis type may be made, Figs. 5 and "6 being utilized to illustrate twodifferent combinations which result in great labor saving. 1

- From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device isvery simple and eflicient in operation, will not easily get out oforder, is of'low manufacturin cost in comparison with the resultsattained and provides a device which accomplishes the obigcts described.Y

aving thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is-- 1. An attachment for tractors comprising asubstantially rectangular frame secured to the tractor in horizontalposition, a pair of depending frame members secured to each end of therectangular frame and adapted for the pivotal attachment of implementsthereto, a shaft rotatably mounted on each end of the frame, a pairofarms secured to each shaft and extending over the implements in parallelrelation therewith, means connecting the arms with the implements,

and manually operable means for rotating each shaft independently.

2. An attachment for tractors comprising a substantially rectangularframe of greater length than the over-all length of the tractor, eachend of the framebein provided with downwardly extendin rame portionsadapted for the pivots attachment of implements thereto a shaftrotatably mounted on each end of the frame, arms secured to each shaftand extendin in parallel relation frame to a tractor with portions ofthe tractor projecting upwardly through the said frame and with the endsof the frame projeeting beyondgthe ends of the tractor, the saitl framehaving depending portions at theitextended ends thereof extending towardthe ground beyond the ends of the traetor to form a place for pivotalattach ment of implements thereto, a shaft rotatably mounted on each endof the frame, a pair of arms secured to each shaft and coilnected withthe implements and manually operable means for rotating the shafts.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

FREDERICK A. TONEY.

